Eco-Mnemonics as Colonial Critique in Literature and the Arts

Session Submission Type: Panel

Brief Description

The natural world holds its own memory beyond the constructions of the Anthropocene. This panel explores how writers and artists employ eco-mnemonics to expose imperial exploitations of lands and peoples. The panelists will present research from Russophone, Central Asian, and Ukrainian contexts.

Sub Unit

• Literature: 21st Century

Chair

• Sandra Joy Russell, Mt Holyoke College

Papers

• Epistemic Wrong in Sergei Lebedev’s 'The Lady of the Mine' - Sidney Eric Dement, Binghamton U

• Central Asian Eco-Queer Imagination: On Drought and Water - Azhar Dyussekenova, U of Michigan

• Stone Masters Dismantled: Eco-Queering Ukraine’s Colonial Monuments - Grace Ellen Mahoney, U of Michigan

Discussant

• Naomi Caffee, Reed College